SETTVs hit romantic idol drama Back to 1989 goes back in time to uncover a family secret & start a new love story. Actor-singer Marcus Chang ( To the Dearest Intruder) breaks out in his first leading role as the hero who travels back to a year before his birth. Mini Tsai (i Hero) co-stars as his "e;mother"e; & Ivy Shao ( When I See You Again) as the girl he falls in love with.
26-year-old investment manager Che (Marcus Chang) has never known the identity of his father as his mother wont tell him. After an accident, he jumps back in time 27 years to 1989. There, he meets his mothers best friend Zhen Zhen (Ivy Shao) & then his mother Ya Juan (Mini Tsai). At age 22, Ya Juan is warm, friendly & happy, completely different than the withdrawn, taciturn mother that he knows. Che sets out to find who his real father is, & in the process he gradually comes to realize what caused his mother to change. Meanwhile, Che & Zhen Zhen grow closer while working at the same company, but he tries to keep his feelings to himself. Che fears that he will change history, but from the day he appeared in 1989 & Zhen Zhen & Ya Juans lives, the future had already begun to change.